Bill-holder.



I. H. P. GOLLEEN.

Y BILL HOLDER. APPLIOATIQN FILED JAN. 28, 1908. RENEWED MAR. 24,1909.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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BILL HOLDER. AYPLIUATION FILED 1,111.28, 190B. RBNBWED MAR. 24,1909.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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IVAE H. P. OOLLEEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

BILL-HOLDER.

Y Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented Nov. so, 1909.

Application filed January 28,1908, serial No. 413,010. Renewed Maren24., 1909. serial No. 485,507.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, a subject of the King at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bill-Holders; and II do hereby declare thefollowing tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had of Sweden, residing to the accompanyingdrawings, Vand to the letters of reference marked. thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bill holdersfor use in connection with typewriters and comprises various details ofconstruction and combinations and arrangements of parts whichwill behereinafter fully described and then specifically defined inthe appendedclaims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,vin which YFigure l is a perspective view showing my bill holder typewriter. Fig. 2is a detailed perspective view showing a portion of the rear of `thelform illustrated in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 ofFig. l. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a slight modification ofthe bill holder. Fig. 5 is a sec'- tional view on line 5 5 of Fig. et.Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the modified form illustrated in Fig. 4,and Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view showing the bill holder fastened directly to the table.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a copy holding plate having angled ends A',

a detail perspective view of said ends being shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, in which,4

it will be noted, a recess A2 is formed for the reception of a lug A3projecting laterally from the casting B. Rods C pass through aperturesin said flanges A and are fastened at their ends to the two castingsjrBand D, the latter of which has an integral shank portion D designed tobe held by the clamps D2 and D3 to the frame E of a typewriter, asuitable clamping screw D4 IvAR H. P. COLLEEN,

. Jaw having two arms,

lhaving a loop, jby letter I and 'lines and full lines in Fig. 5. Saidloop I jecting linger lug H2 .and a coiled spring O2 normally hold theend `being provided for holding the shank Dl fixed to t-he clampingmember D2. Rising from the casting B are the two integral arms Fcarrying a pivot pin G, upon which a clamping jaw H ispivotally'mounted, said designated in the and which arms repivotal endsof the pin G. A secdesignated by letter '.I, passes drawings by letterH, ceive the ond pin,

Vthrough the arms F, and K designates a coiled spring wound upon the pinG and designated in the drawings shown in Fig'. l in dotted bearsyieldingly against the laterally proof said jaw and serves to normallyhold the jaw at its farthest forward throw or against the upper face ofthe plate A. The ends of said spring engage une derneath the pin J, asshown clearly in the drawings, and by this arrangement, it will beobserved that, when the jaw is tilted back against the loop of thespring, the latter will `be put under tension. as secured to the` framevof a Spring-pressed push buttons designated letter N, are mounted inthe bosses N of the clamping vJaw H, a detail sectional view of one ofsaid lpins being shown'in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Each of said bosses N is recessed to receive a spring N2 which bearsbe-V tween ashoulder upon the pin and the end of the recess, the oiiiceof which spring is to normally hold the pin atits farthest outwardthrow.V These press buttons or pins n are provided to engage and' hold'the copy upon the'plate. 1

Projecting from an extension H4 of the jaw H are the arms H3 forming ayoke,

Vwhich arms sup ort a pin O, upon which a clamping jaw is pivotallymounted. A second pin O is mounted in said arms H3 is mounted upon thepin O and has a loop similarly'as described with reference to Fig. `5,and which loop bears against the handle end of the jaw Q to of said jawQ against while the ends of the engage over the pin O.

the extension H4, spring O2 z Referring' to Figs. Land 5 of the drawingswill be seen the bil] holder as detachably tured to receive the rods A,and R designates a plate which has integral bosses R projecting from theunder Vface thereof,V

which bosses are apertured to receive the rods A6 upon which the bossesare adj ustably held by means of a screw R2. In said modifications,illustrated in Figs. 4c and 5 of the drawings, the usual jaw, designatedby letter T, is similar in construction to the one illustrated in Fig. land is shown as attached to a separate plate R instead of to theplateshown in Fig. l and designated by letter A. In Figs. 4 and 5, thespring-actuated push buttons T are shown as mounted in the bosses T2 anda spring T3 serves to hold the clamping edge of the jaw T against theface of the plate R. A second clamping jaw L is mounted upon theintegral arms L of an extension of the jaw T and a spring L2 serves tonormally hold the clamping end of the jaw L in the face of the extensionof the jaw T. By this modified form, it will be noted that the plate Rcarrying the clamping means may be held in contact with the end of acopy holding plate or it may be held at a distance therefrom upon therods, thereby adapting the `device for copy sheets of different sizes.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings, I have shown my improved bill holder asapplied to a table P independent of the copy holding frame shown in theother views of the drawings and, in said modication illustrated in Fig.7, the plate, designated by letter M, has the usual spring-actuatedclamping jaw M and the supplementary clamping jaw M2 mounted upon thearms M3 of an integral projecting portion of the jaw M.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of a billholder as shown and described, a simple and efficient means is affordedwhereby a bill may be securely held upon the holder and, by theutilization of the supplementary clamping jaw, the leaves of the copymay be held turned back out of the vision of an operator sitting infront of the holder. By the modified form showing the extension, a formof the holder is illustrated whereby bills of larger size than ordinaryones may be held in convenient position to be seen by the operatorsitting in front of the copy.

What I claim to be new is l. A bill holder comprising a frame having alaterally projecting plate, a springpressed clamping jaw mounted thereonhaving an extension upon the shank portion thereof, spring-actuated pinsmounted upon said jaw adapted to contact with the face of said plate,a'clamping member mounted j upon said extension of the jaw, as setforth.

2. A bill holder comprising a plate having angled ends having openingstherein, means for supporting said plate, castings secured to the angledends of said plate, one of said castings having laterally extending lugspassing through said openings in one of the angled ends of the plate,integral arms projecting from the casting having said laterallyprojecting lugs, a springpressed clamping jaw mounted upon said arms,spring-pressed pins carried by said jaw, the shank portion of said jawhaving an extension, and a clamping member mounted upon said extension,as set forth.

3. A bill holder comprising a plate having angled ends which haveopenings therein, means for supporting said plate, castings secured tothe angled ends of said plate, one of said castings having laterallyextending lugs passing through said openings in one of the angled endsof the plate, integral arms projecting from the casting having saidlaterally projecting lugs, a springpressed clamping jaw mounted uponsaid arms, spring-pressed pins carried by said jaw, the shank portion ofsaid jaw having an extension, integral lugs projecting from saidextension at right angles thereto, a pin carried by the lugs of saidextension, and a spring-pressed clamping member mounted upon said pin,as set forth.

4t. A bill holder comprising a plate having flanged ends, one of whichlianges is recessed, castings secured to said fianges, said casting andflanges having registering apertures, one of said castings provided withan integral shank supporting arm, lugs projecting from the other castingand extending through said recesses, rods passing through saidregistering apertures in said flanges and castings, the casting havingsaid lugsbeing provided with integral arms spaced apart, a pin carriedby said arms, a jaw pivotally mounted upon said pin and provided with anextension upon the shank portion thereof, a spring adapted to bearagainst an integral portion of said jaw, a spring-pressed pin carried bythe jaw, and a clamping member mounted upon said extension of the jaw,as set forth.

5. A bill holder comprising a plate having Hanged ends, one of whichllanges is recessed, castings secured to said ianges, said flanged endsand castings having registering apertures, one of said castings providedwith an integral shank supporting arm, lugs projecting from the othercasting and eX- tending through said recesses, rods passing throughregistering apertures in said flanges and castings, the casting havingsaid lugs being provided with integral arms spaced apart, a pin carriedby said arms, a jaw pivotally mounted upon said pin, a spring adapted tobear against an integral portion of said jaw, a spring-pressed pincarried by the jaw, said jaw having an extension, the outer end of whichis downwardly curved, arms projecting from said extension, a pin carriedby the arms of the extension, and a. spring-actuated clamping membermounted upon the arms of the extension, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aHiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

IVAR H. P. COLLEEN.

Witnesses:

HUBERT F. KELLY, GEORGE LOADER.

